Most animals avoid the fer-de-lance — one of the most feared vipers in Central and South America — but this mosquito didn’t seem bothered at all. During a quiet moment in the forest, a wildlife photographer caught the tiny insect landing directly on the snake’s head and feeding without hesitation. What made the moment even stranger is that the snake didn’t react. The … [Read more...] about A photographer captured a rare moment: a mosquito calmly drinking from a fer-de-lance viper.
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One Snake Per Square Meter: Brazil’s Snake Island Where No Humans Are Allowed
Off the coast of Brazil lies an island so treacherous that the government has made it completely off-limits to human visitors. Known as Ilha da Queimada Grande or Snake Island, this 106-acre island is home to one of the most venomous snakes on the planet: the golden lancehead viper. With an estimated population of 2,000 to 4,000 snakes, it’s believed that there is one venomous … [Read more...] about One Snake Per Square Meter: Brazil’s Snake Island Where No Humans Are Allowed